Contributions to the Empididae (Diptera) fauna of Turkey, with two new records

Abstract

The study was carried out to contribute the Empididae (Diptera) fauna in Aydın, Isparta and Muğla provinces of Turkey in 2005. It was reported that four empidid species have been recorded in Turkey. Two of these species belonging to three genera were recorded for the first time for the Turkish Empididae fauna. These species are: Chelifera precatoria (Fallén) and Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin. With this study, the number of empidid species is updated to 92 species in Turkey.

Keywords

• Diptera, Empididae, Turkey.

İki yeni kayıtla Türkiye Empididae (Diptera) faunasına katkılar

Abstract

Bu çalışma Türkiye’nin Aydın, Isparta ve Muğla illerinde Empididae faunasına katkı sağlamak amacıyla 2005 yılında yapılmıştır. Türkiye’den dört empidid türü tespit edilmiştir. Üç cinse ait olan bu türlerden ikisi Türkiye Empididae Faunasına ilk kez kaydedilmektedir. Bu türler:Chelifera precatoria (Fallén) ve Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcatina Collin’dir. Bu çalışmayla, Türkiye’deki empidid türlerinin sayısı 92’ye yükselmiştir.

Keywords

• Diptera, Empididae, Turkey.

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